Selection of American K-12 Outstanding Chinese Works (June 2021) new
The Selection of American K-12 Outstanding Chinese Works is an annual digital magazine dedicated to the publication of writing submitted by K-12 learners of Chinese as a foreign language for the purpose of promoting Chinese language and culture studies in North America. It provides a platform for learners to practice their craft as writers and to share their ideas, inspiration, and successes in their Chinese learning. It is also an essential, authentic and rich writing assignment resource for primary and secondary teachers.
The Selection of American K-12 Outstanding Chinese Works is an annual digital magazine dedicated to the publication of writing submitted by K-12 learners of Chinese as a foreign language for the purpose of promoting Chinese language and culture studies in North America. It provides a platform for learners to practice their craft as writers and to share their ideas, inspiration, and successes in their Chinese learning. It is also an essential, authentic and rich writing assignment resource for primary and secondary teachers.
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About the Student<br />
Katie Levy ( 李 雪 ) is an 11th grade student in <strong>Chinese</strong> IV (2020-21) at Sidwell Friends<br />
School (SFS). Katie has been taking <strong>Chinese</strong> at SFS since fifth grade and she loves learning<br />
<strong>Chinese</strong> and <strong>Chinese</strong> culture. In the summer <strong>of</strong> 2019, after finishing her 9th grade <strong>Chinese</strong> II<br />
class, Katie went on a 15-day <strong>Chinese</strong> Language and Culture trip with her <strong>Chinese</strong> teachers and<br />
classmates to Shanghai. The trip left Katie with many wonderful memories and deepened her<br />
love for <strong>Chinese</strong> language and culture. Katie plans to continue studying <strong>Chinese</strong> in <strong>12</strong>th grade<br />
and into college. This piece was written in March <strong>2021</strong>, when Katie had been studying <strong>Chinese</strong><br />
for more than six and a half years.<br />
Assignment Guidelines (Instructor: Qihui Tang 汤 奇 慧 )<br />
This was an in-class writing assessment (Email Response) for the 2020-21 <strong>Chinese</strong> IV<br />
class. Students were given a prompt in <strong>Chinese</strong>—an email from their <strong>Chinese</strong> pen pal asking for<br />
information about Georgetown University because the <strong>Chinese</strong> pen pal was interested in<br />
applying to Georgetown University for their undergraduate studies. Students had 45 minutes to
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